
Tag : isolation
27 Feb
Isolation vs solitude
A friend shared the following quote with me the other day: “Isolation is our retreat from the paralyzing pain of indecision. This retreat into denial…is the first stage of mourning and grief…we can remain alone as a way of not allowing ourselves to get in touch with the pain of our grief.” I have always preferred solitude to being with large groups of people. As a child, I loved sitting in our living room next